Sustainable Agroecosystem Management (eBook, PDF)

Integrating Ecology, Economics, and Society
Redaktion: Bohlen, Patrick J.; House, Gar

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the challenges involved in developing integrated approaches to the management of agricultural ecosystems. Providing historical background of attempts to bridge the ecological and agricultural sciences, this book highlights recent efforts to integrate natural and social science perspectives. Through various case studies with global applications, the text explores practical innovative strategies, policies, and research needs for emphasizing whole system productivity, diversification of agricultural operations, and management of agricultural systems that sustain multiple functions including ecological integrity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781420052152
• Artikelnr.: 42619727

Autorenporträt

Patrick J. Bohlen , Gar House

Inhaltsangabe

Agroecosystem Management for the Twenty-First Century: Sustaining
Ecosystems, Economies, and Communities in a Time of Global Change. BEN
STINNER'S CONTRIBUTION TO AGROECOSYSTEM SCIENCE. Evolution of Agroecosystem
Management in the Life of Benjamin R. Stinner: A Reflection on His Journey
and Legacy. Ecological Integration of the Social and Natural Sciences in
the Sugar Creek Method. UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE
AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT. Rethinking the First Principles of Agroecology:
Ecological, Social, and Economic. Potential for a New Generation of
Biodiversity in Agroecosystems. The Necessity and Possibility of an
Agriculture Where Nature Is the Measure. Energy and Human Population
Growth: The Role of Agriculture. Beyond Systems Thinking in Agroecology:
Holons, Intentionality, and Resonant Configurations. ECOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
OF AGROECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT. Ecology-Based Agriculture and the Next Green
Revolution: Is Modern Agriculture Exempt from the Laws of Ecology?
Agroecosystem Integrity and the Internal Cycling of Nutrients. The Role of
Biodiversity in Agronomy and Agroecosystem Management in the Coming
Century. Long-Term Consequences of Biological and Biogeochemical Changes in
the Horseshoe Bend Long-Term Agroecosystem Project. MANAGING ACROECOSYSTEMS
AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS AND OUTCOMES. Challenges and
Benefits of Developing Multifunctional Agroecosystems. Conceptual Model for
Integrating Ecological and Economic Sustainability in Agroecosystems: An
Example from Subtropical Grazing Lands. Principles of Dynamic Integrated
Agricultural Systems. Participatory Approaches and Stakeholder Involvement
in Sustainable Agriculture Research. Retrofitting Suburban Landscapes with
Sustainable Agroecosystems. Index.